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IAS Preliminary GENERAL STUDIES preperation
1. Who is the Arjun award in the
field of yachting, belongs to
Madhya Pradesh
(A) G. L. Yadav
(B) Shivendra Singh
(C) Sunil Keer
(D) Roopsingh Mallah
Answer.A
2. The Scientific Society was founded by-
(A) Wilton Company
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
(D) None of these
Answer.C
3. In whose Viceroyalty the ’White
_ Mutiny’ took place?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Minto
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Lord Hardinge
Answer.C
4. Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak,
’The Father of Indian Unrest’ ?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Vincent Smith
(C) Valentile Chirol
(D) Henry Cotton
Answer.C
5. Who was the Commander-in
Chief of I.N.A. before Subhash
Chandra Bose
(A) GianiPritarn Singh
(B) Capt. Mohan Singh
(C) Major Fuzihara
(D) Capt. Suraj Mal
Answer.B
6. Which one of the following was
not known to the Harappans
(A) Construction of Wells
(B) Construction of Pillars
(C) Construction of Drains
(D) Construction of Arches
Answer.B
7. A copper chariot of Harappan
times was discovered at-
(A) Kunal
(B) Rakhigarhi
(C) Daimabad
(D) Banawali
Answer.C
8. Who is said to have become the
Chief of the lain Sangh after the
death of Mahavira ?
(A) Jarnbu
(B) Bhadrabahu
(C) Sthulabhadra
(D) Sudharma
Answer.D
9. Jivaka, the royal physician of
Rajgrihi, was the son of the
Ganika named as
(A) Salavati
(B) Ramaniya
(C) Basantsena
(D) Amrapali
Answer.A
10. Who among the following rulers,
has been mentioned as protector
of Varna System ?
(A) Pushyamitra Sunga
(B) Kharvela
(C) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(D) Vasudeva
Answer.B
11, Who` established Diwan-i-Mustakharaj ?
(A) QutubuddinAibak
(B) Razia
(C) Balban
(D) Alauddin Khalji
Answer.D
12. The historian Abul Pazl was
killed by-
(A) Hemu
(B) Bairam Khan
(C) Udai Singh
(D) Bir Singh Deo Bundela
Answer.D
13. Omkareshwar hydro—electric
power project generates-
(A) 450 MW (B) 520 MW
(C) 670 MW (D) 1000MW
Answer.B
14. What is the area of Madhya
Pradesh ? .
(A) 380506 sq km
(B) 398207 sq l<.m
(C) 308252 sq km
(D) 308595 sq km
Answer.C
15. The Atom bomb was dropped at
Hiroshima on-
(A) August 6, 1945
(B) August 11, 1945
(C) August 9, 1945
(D) August 14, 1945
Answer.A
16. How many new child development projects are sanctioned in
M.P. in the year 2009 ?
(A) 84 (B) 85
(C) 86 (D) 87
Answer.C
17. Who was the first Indian native
ruler to accept the system of
Subsidiary Alliance ?
(A) Scindia of Gwalior
(B) Nizam of Hyderabad
(C) Dalip Singh of Punjab
(D) Gaikwad of Baroda
Answer.B
184 India is called a Tropical country
mainly on account of its-
(A) Latitudinal extent
(B) Longitudinal extent
(C) Areal size
(D) Tropical monsoon climate
Answer.A
19. Which one of the following is
the busiest ocean route in the
world ?
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) North Atlantic Ocean
(C) South Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
Answer.B
20, Western Ghats are—
(A) Mountains
(B) Escarpment of Plateaus
(C) Plateaus
(D) Hills
Answer.B
21. Which one of the following types
of erosion is responsible for the
formation of Chambal ravines ?
(A) Splash (B) Sheet
(C) Rill (D) Gully
Answer.D
22. Tulbul project is associated with
the river-
(A) Beas (B) Ravi
(C) Jhelum (D) Sutlej
Answer.C
23. Laterite soils are predominant
(A) Malabar Coastal Region
(B) Coromandal Coastal Region
(C) Bundelkhand
(D) Baghelkhand
Answer.A
24. Which state is the leading
producer of Soybean in India ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Punjab
(C) Kerala
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer.D
25. Which is called the ’Tiger State’
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer.B
26, Which state of India has the
largest area under forest
(A) Assam
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer.D
27. The place Sabarimala is situated
in which of the following states ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
Answer.C
28. Which of the following is also
known by the name of Sahyadri
Range ?
(A) Eastern Chats
(B) Western Ghats
(C) Shiwaliks
(D) Vindhyas
Answer.B
29, The best coking coal is mostly
obtained from-
(A) Neyveli (B) Raniganj
(C) Singrauli (D) ]haria
Answer.D
30. The oldest mountain ranges in
India are-
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Nilgiris
(C) The Vindhyas
(D) The Aravalli Hills
Answer.D
3l. The Sardar Sarovar Project is
being run on the river-
(A) Tapti (B) Godavari
(C) Narmada (D) Krishna
Answer.C
32. The Forest Research Institute is
situated at——
(A) Mysore
(B) Dehradun
(C) Nagpur
(D) Ernakulum
Answer.B
33. Which one of the following is a
low cloud ?
(A) Cirrocumulus
(B) Cirrostratus
(C) Altocumulus
(D) Nimbostratus
Answer.D
34. The planet which revolves very
slowly around the sun, is—
(A) Pluto
(B) Jupiter
(C) Mars
(D) None of these
Answer.D
35. The line joining the areas having
the same rain fall is called-
(A) Isobar (B) lsohyet
(C) Isotherm (D) lsohaline
Answer.B
36. Light Year is the-
(A) Distance travelled by light
in one year
(B) Mean distance between the
Earth and the Sun
(C) Mean distance between the
Earth and the Moon
(D) Mean distance between die
Sun and any planet
Answer.A
37. For a time difference of one hour
the longitudinal distance is equal
to-
(A) 15° (B) 30°
(C) 45° (D) 6D°
Answer.A
38. Westerlies are the winds blowing
over-
(A) Polar regions
(B) Land to sea during night
and sea to land during the day
(C) In different directions
depending upon the season
(D) Between 30°-60° north and
south latitudes of the equator
Answer.D
39. Benguela current is a-
(A) Warm ocean current
(B) Hot ocean current
(C) Cold ocean current
(D) None of these
Answer.C
40. The Mediterranean type of
climate is found in-
(A) Florida
(B) California
(C) Central China
(D) Hungary
Answer.B
41. In which type of climate are
coniferous forests found ?
(A) Savanna
(B) Mediterranean
(C) Siberian
(D) Hot desert
Answer.C
42. Sensex includes the following
securities—
(A) 25 (B) 40
(C) 30 (D) 35
Answer.C
43. Which country is the largest
producer of wool
(A) China (B) USA
(C) Australia (D) Britain
Answer.C
44. Proposed level of FDI in
Insurance Sector is—
(A) 76 per cent
(B) 51 per cent
(C) 49 per cent
(D) 26 per cent
Answer.D
45. Scheme of Mid-day meals is not
concerned with-
(A) Educational Advancement
(B) Social Equity
(C) Right to Food
(D) Child nutrition
Answer.C
46. Paul Krugman is a/an-
(A) Scientist
(B) Sportsman
(C) Banker
(D) Economist
Answer.D
47. ’Dabbawala’ is located at-
(A) Bhopal (B) New Delhi
(C) Kolkata (D) Mumbai
Answer.D
48. Sri Dominique Strauss Khan is
concerned with-
(A) Bank of America
(B) World Bank
(C) Bank of England
(D) IMF
Answer.D
49. Which of the following states has
the literacy rate lower than the
national average ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) West Bengal
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Answer.C
50. Vijender is related with-
(A) Cricket (B) Kabaddi
(C) Boxing (D) Hockey
Answer.C
